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Dotchin, Far East, 18th Century
Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	28299
Object Type:
Accession Number:	1925-43
Brief Description:	Oriental dotchin, brass and ivory. In lacquered wooden case. Unsigned and undated. Dotchins were used by Chinese and other Eastern merchants for weighing silver, etc. A dotchin is a form of steelyard and the name dotchin derives from the Chinese, duhchenq (or tu4-ch'eng4) 'to weigh'.
Provenance:	Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.
Collection Group:	Orrery Collection
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 235 mm
Narratives Inventory no. 28299 - Former Display Label Instruments added to the Orrery Collection Former Display Label - The Orrery Collection of Scientific Instruments Former Display Label - The Principal Makers of Instruments in the Orrery Collection Orrery Collection: 1731 Inventory Accession Record : Extract from Annual Report for 1925

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